“It is not physical beauty nor temporal glory nor the brightness of light dear to earthly eyes…”

Thoughts on N.T. Wright’s For All God’s Worth.

My review of Called, the new book by Fuller Seminary president Mark Labberton.

A passage from the Confessions of St. Augustine.

Lesslie Newbigin on the reciprocal nature of words and deeds.

Abraham Kuyper on art's relationship to the good, the true, and the beautiful.

Jayakumar Christian on poverty, power, and the kingdom of God.

Baseball historian John Thorn on the roots of our national pastime.

An anecdotal consideration of how cities are shaped over time.

Might Christians be something more than an interest group?

A short film tracing the roots and loyalties of the Dominican baseball star Robinson Cano.

Though the relationship eventually soured, these are the recollections of a friend.

The Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa makes an important distinction.

Alan Jacobs on the pleasures of reading.

What the worlds needs.

M. Daniel Carroll R. on sinners being welcomed at the table.

My review of  A Week at the Airport by Alain de Botton.

A tale of two ballparks.

My review of the new book from development economist William Easterly.

My review of The Beast by Salvadoran journalist Óscar Martínez